Riddles from Cluefest 9

State of the artAnd new on the sceneDowntown living in a building so greenJoin us on the roof to drink and be merryGet a new lease on life that won’t be so scary.

Activity Stop #1

For when you feel like a movie.Bowtie needed? No, too snooty.One for each season,the screens are the reason,the “scene” is uniquely cosy.

Activity Stop #2

If you’re looking for a cuddleAnd you don’t mind a mutt-le[And if you don’t want to spay,whatever stray comes your way]Tramp on down to the beaver’s reposeFor example, follow the Bassett’s nose.

Activity Stop #3

To be Ryan or Tony, you’ll want the gearNo need to rush, just come on down here

To grind or to ollie, that is the key questionEspecially when school’s not your obsession

When counting your quarters, this is the 1Just think of the pop shuv you could have spun

Channel your thinking and you’ll take the CrownAnd hopefully, earn some artistic renown.

Activity Stop #4

It’s not Chicago nor New YorkAnd you don’t eat it with a forkDon’t clam up, find your voiceLine up for your favorite choice

Let’s be frank, my dearIt’s potato you fear,No need to sally forthHead east not north

Activity Stop #5

Residents do not now existSite of Burns’ sexy artic trystNow known as T. LatusWe liked its old statusDo you know how bedbugs subsist?

Bonus #1

Not really a Bishop. Oh not by professionAnd no longer a doctor, that is his confessionAnother passion was his to collect and to keepHe liked the kind that hop, chirp and cheep

No frock is need to create a sanctuarySo they can seek twig, worm and a good berry

A viary peaceful place- except for the noiseA Fox on the loose may slightly annoysOr maybe an Artic Cat out on the prowlWill harry and shatter your need to see fowl

Bonus #2

A Fountain around the cornerWith potables made by foreignersOnce was a hotelNow beers for clienteleA glass of gewurztraminer?Bonus #3

Suggests a “sausagefest” of sortEmbedded in a bulk “food court”Not Carson nor CashA quick bite in a dashWorld class sandwiches, no passport.

Bonus#4

A Haven FairFor widows of Civil War daysNow receive care Rather than Pine-ing; in home or for longer stays.

Bonus #5

Pride in being an “old man” barNothing fancy, has parked squad carsOne beer on the tapOwners will take no crapFind a “nickel,” you won’t be far

10 Questions from Cluefest 8

Final Location Clue

“Who Paid the Rent for Mrs. Rip Van Winkle?"With that song, a star did twinkle.Eve mentions its name as a place where firsts were made.Many more would debut here: Desperate Newman, Brando, wrought with desire.Now your name's on the marquis: Come join the choir.Activity Stop #1

Even when the economy fails,This group brings in high sails.After they rope in such great earnings,They use profits to fulfill children's yearnings.As you go out, please keep in mindNot to slip and fall on your behind.

Activity Stop #2

Follow the path where men HuntPast the white mansion in frontOn this hill, a unique learning placeOver 800 books this great man's pen racedInside, a wall of water flows steady and trueTo the rise and fall of the ocean so blue.

Activity Stop #3

Look to the archives To see a world before you were aliveHear a mariner's plightOf a shippe forever sailed out of sight

Activity Stop #4

I cycled here again, to the Middle of town,Where vessels go after sorrows they've drowned.When you sent me away and used me once, I stayed;Where river passes near, finally, I've been remade.

Activity Stop #5

A place that built metal toysThat delighted many young boysIn one town that's FairYou'll find an art lairWhere you can hear lots of train noise

Bonus Clue #1

Some say he sailed the ocean blueSome say he is a man to rueBut now many tongues speakAt a Grand place where sculptures peek.

Bonus Clue #2

You'll find here the children of cobblers and CannerThe children here learn in an eloquent manor (sic)The campus abounds with elegant treesJoin us here...if you can pay the fees.

Bonus Clue #3

On Eli's road you'll find this street walkerFor the neighborhood she is a real shockerShe was a church that lost her perchBut when you see her score, you won't mock 'er.

Bonus Clue #4

Perhaps you've never been,though... ... it seems like you have?For a beverage of beanson Rock's western ave,"It's a wonderful block,"for Victorian decor and genteel talk.

Bonus Clue #5

Give me a nice Lily PondAnd a thing of which fish are fondThey swim up there to bedBy this they are ledThe west river guppies are spawned.

Bonus Clue #6

Yuppies hate this monstrous storeHowever, they've got foreign foods galore.Next to me is a hardware shop;Between us, look for the public transit stop.

Bonus Clue #7

Seems oh-so-bookish,Though its better in bed.Men greet when you enter,Past the glasses sans-head.Straight ahead from the entrance,On the right are the draughts,You'll see our Fathers, As a declaration they craftTo the left, at their backs,Where papers are DraftedIs the room for which this Clue was crafted.

Bonus Clue #8

Once ready for parades and war-time grudges,No foot guards now tread betwixt three judges.Hope for kids' games in my brick fortress aboundBut large sums of money are not to be found.